Pittville Pump Room
Historic house · Cheltenham's last and largest Regency spa building, standing above Pittville Lake.
Cheltenham
A Regency spa town of sweeping terraces and tree-lined promenades, glittering with festival life year-round.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 29 min by train · 2 h 41 min by car
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Time there: 5–9.5 h to see all 6 places
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Must-see places
Sandford Parks Lido
Attraction · A 50-metre open-air pool in the heart of Cheltenham, open since 1935 and run by a community charity.
The Wilson Art Gallery
Gallery · Cheltenham's art gallery and museum, known for its Arts and Crafts collection and its Antarctic exploration displays.
Cheltenham Promenade
Old streets · A tree-lined Regency boulevard of shops, home to Neptune's Fountain and the Cavendish House department store.
Leckhampton Hill and Devil's Chimney
Viewpoint · A Cotswold Way escarpment above Cheltenham, topped by the rock pinnacle of the Devil's Chimney and wide views across the town to the Malverns.
Pittville Park
Garden · A Regency park built around the Pump Room and an ornamental lake, with a boating lake and cafés.
Quick facts
Often described as the most complete Regency town in England, Cheltenham grew from a spa after mineral springs were found there in 1716.
Every March the racecourse hosts the four-day Cheltenham Festival, which ends with the Gold Cup, and the town also holds literature, jazz, science and music festivals.
Cleeve Hill, the highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 metres, and Leckhampton Hill with its Devil's Chimney both sit on the Cotswold Way just outside town.
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